Upcoming events
Past webinars
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Introduction to the Public Media Champions Program
November 20, 2024
If you work in public media and want to grow strong student reporting partnerships at the college level, this webinar is for you.
We discuss our new program to provide coaching, peer support, training, and resources to public media professionals and college faculty, at no cost to them.
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The election is over. Now what?
November 11, 2024
The results of this election could have huge impacts on our stations and staff. In this ERPM webinar, we shared our hopes, fears and strategies for navigating through change.
This was for anyone who works for or with local public media organizations who wants to hear from other stations and share their own experience. It was not recorded.
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What’s new with news/academic partnerships in public media
Oct. 23, 2024
Public media organizations are developing deeper partnerships with colleges and universities than ever before. In this meeting, we’ll share our challenges and successes in producing high-quality student journalism.
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What the heck is going on with our election-year audience, and what can we do to attract and keep them?
Sept. 25, 2024
Presidential election years are a wonderful opportunity for public radio stations to grow audience on all platforms. What can we do to encourage that, and how can we keep these audiences after the election ends?
Abby Goldstein, President and Executive Director of Public Media Content Collective and Scott Williams of Radio Research Consortium will share the latest trends, best practices, and thoughts on how to maximize your election bump.
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What the heck is going on with underwriting, and what can we do about it?
Aug. 22, 2024
It’s a challenging time in public media underwriting, but there are still ways to win, according to Jim Taszarek, President of Market Enginuity.
In this webinar, Jim gives overview of what they are seeing across markets, the challenges they expect, and actions stations can take to offset the challenges - if we are willing to work a bit differently.
Guest: Jim Taszarek, President, Market Enginuity
Sponsored by Eastern Regional Public Media and Market Enginuity
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What the heck is going on with membership and individual giving, and what can we do about it?
July 17, 2024
Public media stations experienced mixed results last year in membership and individual giving. Experts from CDP share results of their new State of Fundraising report, and talk about what’s working to increase membership.
Guests: Michal Heiplik, President and CEO and Deb Ashmore, Strategic Analyst, Contributor Development Partnership
Sponsored by Eastern Regional Public Media and Contributor Development Partnership (CDP)
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How college students create great audio
June 13, 2024
On the air, online, and in podcasts, audio remains at the heart of what we do. In this webinar, we will showcase the best of student reporting, to illustrate just how good it can be. We'll also hear from the students who produced the pieces, and the editors who guided them.
Sponsored by the Center for Community News at UVM and University Station Alliance
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A Reality Check on Ratings and What We Can Do About Them
June 6, 2024
Radio Research Consortium experts Lori Slingluff, Dave Sullivan and Scott Williams explain the post-pandemic ratings landscape, what’s caused an overall decline in listening, and how stations can respond.
Sponsored by Eastern Regional Public Media and Radio Research Consortium
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Universities + public media + Election 2024 = an amazing opportunity
May 2, 2024
How can student-led journalism can help us cover Election 2024 in a new way? Hear from Jenna Dooley of Northern Public Radio, Chelsea Naughton of America Amplified, and Katelynn McIlwain of KBIA.
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How I did it: a deep dive into how one public media station grew its relationship with one university.
April 2024
Students were rarely seen or heard at WILL, despite being part of the University of Illinois. Prof. Chris Evans descrbes how he changed that.
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“I’m completely booked. Why should I do this, and how do I get started?”
March 7, 2024
Why student-led journalism helps public media organizations achieve their mission, with Tanya Ott of Mercer University and Brian Duggan, former journalist and GM at KUNR.